Smokefree Skills: an assessment of maternity workforce training

In July 2017 the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group published a report called Smokefree Skills: an assessment of maternity workforce training.This report provides an analysis of the training that midwives and obstetricians receive to address smoking in pregnant women, and what further training is needed. Smoking is a major cause of stillbirth and sudden infant death, and also leads to more babies being born with health problems and with a low birth weight.You can read the full report here and the executive summary of the report here.

E-cigarettes in pregnancy

Webinar: Use of electronic cigarettes in pregnancy: Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group

Professor Linda Bauld from the University of Stirling provides an update on the latest evidence about the use of electronic cigarettes in pregnancy, which is followed by a question and answer session with experts from Public Health England, the Royal College of Midwives and Improving Performance in Practice.